hic jacet

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Noun
  • Custom inscriptions could be accommodated, but off-site, noted owner Donna Muhr.
    Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Arab coins, known as dirhams, are cut up and have similar inscriptions to those found in silver hoards from the 9th century, Nordjyske Museer said.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These words became the epitaph to my debut novel and an introduction to the ethos of the story.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Moreover, something was off in the heroic style of the epitaph.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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